Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the U.K. wouldn’t have to choose between the U.S. and China, as he heralded “significant ...

Zhang Youxia had been seen as a close ally of the leader, Xi Jinping.

Military turmoil in China raises Taiwan invasion concerns as Xi Jinping removes senior officers. Analysts warn of growing ...

This is a reminder coming directly from President Xi Jinping, that political loyalty stands well before combat readiness,” ...

What does seem clear is that Zhang’s purge — the most dramatic in a wave of military purges that has unfolded since 2023 — ...

Absolute power leaves those who wield it isolated and confused.

Jan. 26, 2026 – 04:34 – A top commander in the Central Military Commission of the People’s Republic of China has been purged.

Zhang Youxia was the highest military member just below President Xi Jinping. The Defense Ministry said Saturday that authorities were investigating Zhang, the senior of the two vice chairs of the ...

Sir Keir Starmer is scheduled to travel to Beijing this week, having just approved China’s controversial new “super-embassy” ...

It also highlights the risks that Trump’s personalized form of diplomacy presents to American national security and the ...

Military crackdown has "annihilated" China's senior leadership, potentially undermining Taiwan invasion plans while ...

A combat veteran, Zhang Youxia was once seen as the most trusted man in Xi Jinping’s military. Now he has been accused of ...